PRACTICE TEST

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part
differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions.
Question 1: A. agreed B. believed C. remarked D. smiled
Question 2: A. exterminate B.contemplate C. considerate D. exaggerate
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the other
three in the position of primary stress in each of the following questions.
Question 3: A. comeuppance B. chalartan C. ignominy D. desultory
Question 4: A. communication B. media C. current D. homework
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the
Question 5: The live presentation of a suspect to a victim or witness of a crime.
A. criminal B. criminally C. criminer D. criminate
Question 6: Shawn Mendes is in his , which gives him a lot of money and fame.
A. love B. heyday
C. friday D. sunday
Question 7: We all think that you have had English at your______.Congratulations.
A. competence B. command C. hand D. heart
Question 8: To prepare for Nam’s birthday, you can’t late.
A. turn up B. turn out C. turn down D. turn on
Question 9: You shouldn’t gone out when your mother was at work. That is the reason why
your house was broken into.
A. have B. had C. has D. taken
Question 10: The man daughter loves me is my boss. This makes me confused whenever we
are in person.
A. who B. whom C. whose D. which
Question 11: Loving a girl is not as easy as you think. She may cry sometimes for no .
A. reason B. cause C. goal D. intention
Question 12: When students truant, they stay away from school without permission.
A. go B. do C. make D. play
Question 13: Let’s go somewhere beautiful to be relaxed when we back from Australia
after that essential negotiation.
A. get B. have gotten C. gets D. getting
Question 14: Diseases have begun spreading in the of recent disaster.
A. awareness B. place C. aftermath D. way
Question 15: ________gene in the human genome to be throughly understood, many human
diseases could be cured or prevented.
A. Each B. Since C. If each D. Were each
Question 16: He doesn’t like the way she when they are on the phone.
A. hangs up B. holds on C. hangs on D. calls up
Question 17: Dang Le Trung Nguyen, who is Dang Le Nguyen Vu’s son, is going to lots of
money from Trung Nguyen Corporation.
A. come on B. come into C. come to D. come in
Question 18: There are two small rooms in the beach house, served as a kitchen.
A. the smaller of which B. the smaller of them C. the smallest of which D. smallest of that
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to
the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
Question 19: During the war, the black market in luxury goods flourished.
A. well developed B. doomed to falure C. fell out D. decreased
Question 20: Bill and Nancy just celebrated their fifieth wedding anniverasary. Their marriage has stood
the test of time.
A. mordant B. consistant C. fluctuating D. perfidious
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning
to
Question 21: Bill Gates is an altruistic man giving away millions of dollars every year to
various charities.
A. big-hearted B. egotistical C. magnanimous D. munificent
Question 22: Nguyen Quang Dat, a successful pilot of Jestar Pacific Airlines has made his dreams
come true in the wake of his endeavour in his younger years.
 A. born fruit B. been rags to riches C. been big on D. gone nowhere
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the option that best completes each of
the following exchanges.
Question 23: Nam is talking to Dat about Dat’s wonderful book
- Nam: “How did you read The Alchemist to perceive the intrinsic meaning of it?.”
- Dat: “I read it . Believe in me, as soon as you read it carefully, you can understand
its interesting content”
A. from cover to cover B. carelessly C. indifferent D. neutrally
Question 24: A waiter in a restaurant is talking to a customer who has just finished his meal
there. Select the most suitable response to complete the exchange.
– Waiter: “Here’s your bill, sir.”
- Customer: “ .”
A. Thank you for your kindness B. What nonsense!
C. Can I pay by credit card? D. This meal is free! Let’s see
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct
Big spring clean: UK charity's beach clear-up – a photo
essay
Any __25___ to the seaside will highlight one of the biggest issues 26 the health of our
shores and marine environments: plastic pollution. The Ellen MacArthur Foundation has estimated
that by 2050 there will be more plastic in the oceans than fish, by weight. The Blue Planet effect –
publicised through David Attenborough’s television series – alongside campaigning by charity Surfers
Against Sewage (SAS) has brought the crisis to the forefront of our minds. And it is now__27
common to see “citizen activists” cleaning up our foreshores.
SAS began life in 1990 as a single-issue campaign group founded by surfers from the villages of
St Agnes and Porthtowan on the north coast of Cornwall who were troubled by the 28 untreated
sewage being pumped into the sea. Lesley Kazan-Pinfield, a founding member of SAA, 29
about how “concerned people called a meeting in St Agnes church hall and the place was
packed out. People knew what the problem was locally, even if it was not recognised nationally. We
decided to get together and see what could be done.”

Question 25: A. trip B. journey C. travel D. voyage

Question 26: A. affected B. affecting C. has affected D. effecting
Question 27: A. singnificantly B. increasingly C. comparatively D. relatively
Question 28: A. a lot of B. many of C. number of D. amount of
Question 29: A. reminisce B. look back C. hark back D. call to mind
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the underlined part that needs
correction in each of the following questions.
Question 43: Diversity is defined as the fact of much different types of things or people being included
in something. A B C D
Question 44: I used to hold a kick out of reading comics but now I’ve grown out of it.
A B C D
Question 45: It was so a sad film that we had to burst into tears at the end.
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in
meaning to each of the following questions.
Question 46: As television programmes become more popular, they seem to get worse.
A. The worse television programmes seem to be, the more popular it will become.
B. The popular television programmes become better and better.
C. The more popular television programmes become, the worse they seem to be.
D. The most popular television programmes always seem to be worse
Question 47: The invention of the telephone has made communication easier and easier.
A. Thanks to the invention of telephone, communication has become easier and easier.
B. Every convenient means of communication are from telephone.
C. Thanks to the invention of the telephone, communication has become easier and easier.
D. It was the invention of the telephone, communication became easier and easier.
Question 48: “Hurrah, we have won the match. It’s unbelievable”- Jain said.
A. Jain yelled out before knowing that they had won the match.
B. Jain said with joy once he new he won the match.
C. Jain claimed excitedly that they had won the match.
 D. Jain exclaimed with joy that they had won the match.
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best combines each
pair of sentences in the following questions.
Question 49: He had just finished eating his dinner. Then he went out.
A. Hardly did he finished eating his dinner when he went out.
B. Hardly he had finished eating his dinner when he went out.
C. Hardly have he finished eating his dinner when he went out.
D. Hardly had he finished eating his dinner when he went out.
Question 50: USA is capable of producing all of the food that this country consumes every hour.
A. United States has capacity to be self-sufficient in food.
B. Every hour the population of USA cunsumes as much food as it produced.
C. United States should make greater effort towards self-sufficient in it requirements.
D. USA should produce more food for the need of its population.
TEST 2
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part differs
from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions.
Question 1: A. wait B. train C. said D. paid
Question 2: A. whole B. when C. which D. while
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the other three
in the position of primary stress in each of the following questions.
Question 3: A. extreme B. mission C. rapid D. country
Question 4: A. society B. epidemic C. initiate D. catastrophe
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following
questions.
Question 5: in 1939, the Borne Bridge is one of the many grand projects of the Depression era.
A. Completing B. Completed C. Complete D. Completes
Question 6: He always did well at school having his early education disrupted by illness.
A. in spite of B. on account of C. in addition to D. even though
Question 7: “Did you have a good time at the Browns?” – “Not really. I I’ll ever visit them
again.
A. won’t be thinking B. am not thinking C. don’t think D. think not
Question 8: Nobody answered the door, ?
A. weren’t they B. were they C. did they D. didn’t they
Question 9: Tom had a lucky escape. He _ killed.
A. could have been B. must have been C. should have been D. had been
Question 10: As we walked past, we saw John his car.
A. to repair B. repaired C. in repairing D. repairing
Question 11: As far as I can judge, she was completely unaware the seriousness of the situation.
A. with B. about C. of D. in
Question 12: Tom made a serious mistake at work, but his boss didn’t fire him. He’s lucky

a second chance.
A. having given B. having been given C. to have given D. to have been given
Question 13: Standing on top of the hill, .
A. people have seen a castle far away B. lies a castle in the middle of the island
C. a castle can be seen from the distance D. we can see a castle in the distance
Question 14: Our Import–Export Company Limited will have to sales during the coming year.
A. expand B. enlarge C. extend D. increase
Question 15: John hasn’t studied hard this year; so, in the last couple of months, he has had to work
just to catch up.
A. vaguely B. barely C. intensely D. randomly
Question 16: Make sure you us a visit when you are in town again.
A. give B. do C. pay D. have
Question 17: My New Year’s this year is to spend less time on Facebook and more time on my
schoolwork. But I’m not sure I will keep it.
A. resolution B. salutation C. wish D. pray
Question 18: Mr. Park Hang Seo, a Korean coach, is considered a big in Vietnam football.
A. bread B. cheese C. sandwich D. egg
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the most suitable response to complete each
of the following exchanges.
Question 19: Tom is apologizing to Peter for being late.
– Tom: “Sorry, I’m late, Peter. My car has broken down on the way here.”
– Peter: “ ”
A. No, I wouldn’t mind at all. B. Not on my account.
C. That’s all right. D. Well, it’s worth a try.
Question 20: Mai and Joey are talking about their favorite pastimes.
– Joey: “What sort of things do you like doing in your free time?”
– Mai: “ ”
A. I love checking out the shops for new clothes.
B. None. Been starved since 9 yesterday.
C. I hate shopping.
D. Nothing special. Just some photos I took on the trip to Nepal.
CLOSEST MEANING
Question 21: To absorb a younger workforce, many companies offered retirement plans as incentives for older
workers to retire and make way for the young ones who earned lower salary.
A. rewards B. opportunities C. motives D. encouragements
Question 22: Not until all their demands had been turned down did the workers decide to go on strike for
more welfare.
A. rejected B. sacked C. reviewed D. deleted
OPPOSITE MEANING
Question 23: I don’t know what they are going to ask in the job interview. I’ll just play it by ear.
A. plan well in advance B. be careful about it
C. listen to others saying D. do not plan beforehand
Question 24: It is widely known that the excessive use of pesticides is producing a detrimental effect on the
local groundwater.
A. useless B. harmless C. damaging D. fundamental
READING
Polar bears are in danger of dying out. Unlike some other endangered animals, it's not hunters that are the
problem, it's climate change. Since 1979, the ice cap at the Arctic Circle where the polar bears live has reduced
in size (25) about 30 per cent. The temperature in the Arctic has slowly been rising and
this is (26) _ the sea ice to melt, endangering the polar bears' home. The polar bears' main
sources of food are the different types of seals found in the Arctic. They catch them by waiting next to the air
holes seals have made in the ice. (27) _ the bears are very strong swimmers, they could never
catch seals in water. This means that the bears really do rely on the ice to hunt.
Polar bears also need sea ice to travel. They can cover a huge territory and often swim from one part of the ice
to another. They have been (28)_ _ to swim up to 100 km, but when there is less ice, they
may have to swim further and this can (29) fatal to the bears. A number of bears have drown in
the last few years and scientists believe that it is because they were not able to reach more ice before they
became too tired and couldn't swim any further.
Question 25: A. in B. by C. within D. for
Question 26: A. making B. turning C. causing D. resulting
Question 27: A. Even B. Despite C. As D. Although
Question 28: A. known B. learnt C. experienced D. noticed
Question 29: A. happen B. come C. end D. prove
ERROR IDENTIFICATION
Question 43: Whether (A) life in the countryside is better than that (B) in the city depend on (C) each
individual’s point of view (D).
Question 44: For more than (A) 450 years, Mexico City has been (B) the economic, culture (C) and political
centre of Mexican people (D).
Question 45: It is (A) nearly four hundred years for (B) the (C) birth of (D) Shakespeare.
WRITING
Question 46: “I’ll return it tomorrow,” said Sarah.
A. Sarah offered to return it the following day. B. Sarah said she would return it tomorrow.
C. Sarah agreed to come back the following day. D. Sarah promised to return it the following day.
 Question 47: The living room isn’t as big as the kitchen.
A. The living room is bigger than the kitchen. B. The kitchen is smaller than the living room.
B. The kitchen is bigger than the living room. D. The kitchen is not bigger than the living room.
Question 48: My American friend finds it difficult to pick up food with chopsticks.
A. My American friend doesn’t feel picking up food with chopsticks.
B. My American friend can’t find chopsticks to pick up food.
C. My American friend didn’t used to pick up food with chopsticks.
D. My American friend is not used to picking up food with chopsticks.
Question 49: He didn’t take his father’s advice. That’s why he is out of work.
A. If he had taken his father’s advice, he would not have been out of work.
B. If he took his father’s advice, he would not be out of work.
C. If he had taken his father’s advice, he would not be out of work.
D. If he takes his father’s advice, he will not be out of work.
Question 50: The Prime Minister failed to explain the cause of the economic crisis, he did not offer any
solutions.
A. Although the Prime Minister explained the cause of the economic crisis, he failed to offer any solutions.
B. Not only did the Prime Minister explain the cause of the economic crisis, but he also offered solutions.
C. The Prime Minister offered some solutions based on the explanation of the cause of the economic crisis.